Image copyright AFP Egypt is closing its airspace to Qatari planes in a growing diplomatic row, with Saudi Arabia and Bahrain expected to do the same on Tuesday. Several countries have cut ties with Qatar, accusing it of supporting terrorism in the Gulf region. Qatari nationals in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the UAE have been [...]

The Liberal Democrat and SNP leaders have said civil liberties should not be sacrificed in the response to the London terror attack. Lib Dem Tim Farron said there was no evidence to support a widening of surveillance powers. And the SNP’s Nicola Sturgeon warned against reforms that could “undermine our own freedoms”. The two leaders [...]

Image copyright Met Police Image caption Attackers Khuram Butt (left) who was known to police and the security service and Rachid Redouane The Metropolitan Police have defended a decision to downgrade an inquiry into one of the men who carried out Saturday night’s terror attack. They said Pakistan-born Khuram Butt, 27, of Barking, London, was [...]